File for papers



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HORACE J. HOFFMAN, oF'NniLLsvILLE, wISooIvsIN.

FlLE FOR PAPERS.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,604, dated March27, 1883..

' Application sied Aprn c, resi. (No model.)

The invention consists in the construction ,and combination of parts ashereinafter described, and pointed out iu the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of my invention.Fig.2 is a longitudinal section, showing the iile in a pigeonhole; andFig. 3 is a detail view, showing the hinge.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre spending parts.

A represents the body or receptacle proper -of the tile,which is ot'an'y suitable size and preferably formed of a suitable blank of tin orsimilar sheet metal, or material of any kind, struck up to form the opentrough, as shown, one end of which is secured vby nails, screws, orsimilar device to the reduced portion c of the square wooden head orblock C; and B represents the hinged side or lid.. The hinged lid B isalso formed cf a suitable blank of tin or other sheet metal, or othersimilar material,

and is of such size relative to the size ot' the box A that the curvedside pieces b b thereof tit snugly outside of the side pieces c a of thebox A. The under side of the lid is provided with the hinge d, which issecured to the up per edge of the portion c of the block C, and is thusadaptedto be opened and clsed for the inspection and preservation of thepapers, and when closed the files may be placed horizontally in thepigeon-holes F, as shown in Fig. 2. When thus constructed papers ofevery description may be conveniently examined without taking them from'the file or disturbing their order, by simply turning them back from thebox into or upon the lid, where they are held ready to fall in theirplaces in the ijle upon closing the lid.

Though I have shown my invention Open at the end, it is obvious that anymeans might be used for closing the end of the le for thoronghlyprotecting the papers against dust, and not depart from the spirit of myinvention.

I am aware that it is not new to use a series of compartments arrangedside by side and a hingedlid covering 'the tops and front ends ct' all,or to use indexed leaves with spaces between them and itted. detachablyin a case, or to form a file-holder of a box and interior file-case, thelatter provided with a wire holder and spring-catch; but r What I doclaim as new and of my invention 1. A nie-holder cover having sides b band hinged to the upper edge of the inside portion, c, of the end head,C, in combination with lc- `box having the sides a a., whereby saidcover can be turned back and made to rest on the upper rear edge of saidhead, so as to support the papers in aconvenient position forinspection, as described.

2. In a die-holder, the bottom, sides, and cover, combined with andsecured on the reduced portion c of the head C, as shown and described.

3. The hinged cover B, having sides b b eX- tending down over the boxand to the rear of the pivot or hinge, whereby the cover willbe guidedin opening and closing as well as prevented from swinging laterally whenpapers are on it for inspection.

HORACE J. HOFFMAN.

Witnesses:

G. A. YOUMANS, JESSE SIMPSON.

